Established: Under the War Department by General Order 1,
Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), May 26, 1917,
pursuant to letter, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker to General
John J. Pershing, same date, transmitting Presidential
instruction.

Functions: Conducted military operations against Germany during
World War I. Conducted military operations in North Russia.
Provided medical and sanitary relief in Poland. Occupied Germany
after the war.

Abolished: Effective August 31, 1920, by General Order 49, War
Department, August 14, 1920, which discontinued General
Headquarters AEF.

Related Records: Record copies of publications of the American
Expeditionary Forces (World War I) in RG 287, Publications of the
U.S. Government.
Records of the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, in RG
395, Records of U.S. Army Overseas Operations and Commands,
1898-1942.
Cablegrams relating to AEF in RG 407, Records of the Adjutant
General's Office, 1917- .

History: GHQ AEF organized by General Order 8, Headquarters AEF,
July 5, 1917. Consisted of the personal staff of the commander in
chief; chief of staff; general staff; secretary of the general
staff; and administrative and technical staff, including
logistical functions vested in commanding general of the Line of
Communication (LOC). GHQ reorganized by General Order 31,
Headquarters AEF, February 16, 1918, which separated LOC and
certain technical staff elements from GHQ and designated them
collectively as Service of the Rear (SOR). GHQ located in Paris,
June 1-September 13, 1917, subsequently at Chaumont. GHQ
transferred to Washington, DC, effective September 1, 1919,
pursuant to General Order 88, Headquarters AEF, August 22, 1919,
and was formally abolished, effective August 31, 1920, by General
Order 49, War Department, August 14, 1920.

Textual Records: General correspondence, 1917-19 (550 ft.), with
indexes (including 132 rolls of microfilm). Correspondence
relating to AEF schools ("Training File"), 1917-19.
Correspondence of Headquarters, General of the Armies,
Washington, DC, 1920-21. Reports of inspections of U.S. military
installations by General Pershing, 1919-20.

Textual Records: General correspondence of the Administrative
Division, 1917-19. Correspondence of the American Red Cross
representative at GHQ, 1917-18. General correspondence and tables
of organization of the Organization and Equipment Division, 1917-
19. Records of the Personnel Division, including the AEF Order of
Battle and reports and summaries of troop arrivals and movements,
1917-19. Personnel and equipment reports of the Statistical
Division, 1917-20. Records of the Liaison Office, 1917-19.
General correspondence, official history, and other records of
the provost marshal general, 1917-19. Records of the Division of
Criminal Investigation and Prisoner of War Division, 1917-19.

Textual Records: General correspondence and other records of the
assistant chief of staff (G-2), 1917-19. Records of the
Information Division (G-2-A), including histories of German and
Austrian divisions produced by the Battle Order Section (G-2-A-
1); captured German documents maintained by the Artillery
Materiel, Economics, and Translations Section (G-2-A-2), 1917-18;
records of the Enemy Works Section (G-2-A-3) relating to European
towns and cities ("Town File"), 1917-19; records of the Radio
Intelligence Section (G-2-A-6) relating to enemy codes and
ciphers, 1917-19; records of the Air Intelligence Section (G-2-A-
7) relating to enemy air installations and Allied bombing
targets, 1917-19; and retained copies of intelligence summaries
prepared or distributed by the Dissemination and Filing Section
(G-2-A-8), 1917-19, including copies of The Stars and Stripes,
1918-19. Records of the Secret Service Division (G-2-B),
including general correspondence, 1917-19, and records of the
Negative Intelligence Department of the American Commission to
Negotiate Peace, 1918-19, maintained by the Administrative
Section (G-2-B-1); intelligence and other reports of military
attaches, maintained by the Positive Intelligence Section (G-2-B-
2), 1917-19; records of the Counterespionage Section (G-2-B-3),
1917-19; and records of the Suspects and Circulation Section (G-
2-B-4), 1917-19, including a name card file of Bolsheviks, n.d.
Records of the Topographical, Map Supply, and Sound and Flash
Ranging Division (G-2-C), 1917-19. Records of the Censorship and
Press Division (G-2-D), 1917-19, including general correspondence
of the Office of The Stars and Stripes. General correspondence
and other records of the Visitors' Bureau (G-2-E), 1917-19.
Records of the American Mission of the Interallied Bureau, 1918-
19.

Maps (2,076 items): G-2 maps, 1917-19 (50 items), including maps
from the Military Mission at Archangel, operations maps (Saint-
Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne sectors), and maps showing proposed
boundaries for Trieste. G-2-A-1 maps showing enemy order of
battle, Western Front, 1917-18 (89 items); and Eastern Front,
1917-19 (26 items). G-2-A-2 mineral resource maps of Austro-
Hungarian area of Ratschach and of French Lorraine, 1918 (3
items). G-2-A-3 maps of German defenses, facilities, and
transportation networks; frontlines; Allied and enemy operations;
and geology and water supply (American sector), 1918 (459 items).
G-2-A-6 maps of German artillery wireless stations and field
radio stations, 1918 (137 items). G-2-A-7 maps of German
airfields (28 items) and Allied bombing targets (50 items), 1918;
French maps of German towns, 1916-18 (188 items); French air
charts showing bombing targets, 1916 (39 items); British Air
Packets, consisting of maps and aerial photographs of European
areas, 1916 (66 items); exhibits accompanying the air order of
battle and bomb target reports, 1918 (120 items); and aerial
photo maps and mosaics of strategic and industrial cities, 1918
(79 items). G-2-B map of Bolshevist activity in Germany, 1919 (1
item). G-2-C general maps and related material, 1917-19 (218
items); sample file of maps produced by G-2 and its French and
British counterparts, 1917-19 (32 items); commercially published
maps of areas in Europe, 1911-27 (90 items); topographic survey
and other maps produced by the 29th Engineers, 1917-19 (48
items); miscellaneous maps produced at the Base Printing Plant,
including reprints of French and German maps, 1918-19 (344
items); topographic maps of the Argonne-Montfaucon area, produced
as a map exercise by the Mobile Topographic Unit, 1919 (2 items);
and topographic survey and other maps produced by various
engineer regiments, 1917-19 (7 items). SEE ALSO 120.15.

Aerial Photographs (16,333 items): American, French, and some
German aerial photographs and index maps relating to the Western
Front, 1917-19 (16,291 items). G-2-C volume of British aerial
photographs of the Battle of Messines, 1917 (42 items). SEE ALSO
120.15.

Textual Records: Correspondence, reports, and other records of
the assistant chief of staff (G-5), 1917-19. Correspondence and
other records of the chief athletic officer, 1917-19.
Correspondence of the Army Educational Commission, 1918-19.
Records of Headquarters Army Schools, Army General Staff College,
Army School of the Line, Army Candidates School, Army Center of
Artillery Studies, Army Engineer School, Army Gas School, Army
Infantry Specialists School, Army Intelligence School, Army
Machine Gun School, Army Sanitary School, and Army Signal School,
all at Langres, 1917-19. Records of AEF University (Beaune),
1918-19. Records of Bandmasters and Musicians School (Chaumont),
1917-19. Records of Infantry Candidates School (La Valbonne),
1917-19. Records of I Corps School (Gondrecourt), II Corps School
(Chatillon-sur-Seine), and III Corps School (Clamecy), 1917-19.

Textual Records: General correspondence, 1918-19. Correspondence
relating to war diaries, American Indians serving in the AEF, and
AEF administration, 1917-19. Reports relating to AEF unit
histories, 1917-19. Reports of military observers with the French
Army, 1915-17. Inspector General's report of an investigation of
the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1917-19. Report on
the history of the Postal Express Service, 1917-19.

Textual Records: General and special orders, general court-
martial orders, and other issuances, 1917-20. Reference library,
1917-19. Cablegrams sent and received by the Cable Division,
1917-19 (171 ft.). Records of the Miscellaneous Division,
including station lists and troop movements files of the Troop
Movement Section, 1917-19; and correspondence of the Army Field
Clerk Section, 1917-19. Correspondence of the Motor Dispatch
Service, 1918-19. Correspondence and efficiency reports of the
Officers' Division, 1917-19. Records of the Permit Division,
1917-19. Correspondence, case files, and other records of the
Personnel Division, 1917-19. Records of the Postal Express
Service, 1918-19. Records of the Statistical Division, including
general correspondence, 1917-19; records of the Officers' Roster
Section, Station List Section, and Strength Return Section, 1917-
19; name files maintained by the Casualty Information and Check
Section of dead and wounded and of men reported missing in action
or prisoners of war, 1918 (283 ft.); correspondence and lists of
the Central Records Office relating to American prisoners of war
in Germany, and of German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners held by
the AEF, 1918-19.

Microfilm Publications: M930.

Maps (765 items): Activities, 1917-19, of American divisions and
German troops on the Western Front, in atlases, n.d. (565 items).
Related materials, including a general map index, lists, and a
study of German military maps, 1917-26 (200 items). SEE ALSO
120.15.

Aerial Photographs (300 items): American aerial photographs and
index maps relating to the Western Front, 1918-19, and an aerial
photograph index list, 1925. SEE ALSO 120.15.

Textual Records: General correspondence, 1917-19 (110 ft.).
"History of the U.S. Army Air Service," compiled by Col. Edgar S.
Gorrell, 1917-19 (286 vols.), with indexes. Card files of
casualties, 1917-19. Special reports, histories, and other
records relating to Air Service offices, installations, and
units, 1918-19 (114 ft.). Records of the 1st Air Depot (Columbey-
les-Belles), Air Service Production Center No. 2 (Romorantin),
Spare Parts Subdivision (Nanterre), Treves Airdrome, and 1st-9th
Casual Companies, 1918-19. Records of the 2d, 3d, and 7th
Aviation Instruction Centers; and 1st-4th Mechanics Regiments,
1917-19. Records of the 1st-3d Air Parks, 1917-18. Records
relating to balloon operations, including correspondence of
Balloon Wing Companies D-F, 1918-19.

Microfilm Publications: M990.

Maps (246 items): Location maps for Allied and enemy air
installations and targets, 1918 (194 items). Weekly enemy works
and activity maps of the Western Front, 1918 (52 items). SEE ALSO
120.15.

Aerial Photographs (324 items): American and a few German aerial
photographs relating to the Western Front, some with
interpretations, 1918 (170 items); and related American and
British aerial photography interpretive materials, 1918 (154
items).

Photographic Prints (137 images): Work of the Camouflage,
Bridging, and Mining Section of the Army Engineer School, in
albums, ca. 1918 (ESC). SEE ALSO 120.16.

Textual Records: General correspondence, 1918-19. Correspondence
and other records of the 30th Artillery Brigade, 1917-18.
Issuances, 1918-19. History (July 1917-Dec. 1918) of the Railway
Artillery Reserve, December 1918.

History: Located at Ligny-en-Barrois, October 25-December 3,
1918, and subsequently at Trier (Treves). Superseded by Third
Army pursuant to telegraphic instruction, assistant chief of
staff (G-3), to Advance GHQ, June 1, 1919.

Textual Records: General correspondence, 1918-19. Issuances,
1918-19. File containing general information on the Rhine Valley,
1918-19. Correspondence of the Secret Service Division (G-2-B),
1918-19. Correspondence and other records of the Operations
Section (G-3), 1919. Records of the civil affairs officer, 1918-
19.

History: Logistical functions vested in Line of Communication
(LOC), established as a component of the administrative and
technical staff, GHQ, by General Order 8, Headquarters AEF, July
5, 1917. LOC and certain elements of the technical staff
separated from GHQ by reorganization pursuant to General Order
31, Headquarters AEF, February 16, 1918, and designated
collectively as Service of the Rear (SOR), with headquarters at
Tours. SOR redesignated Services of Supply (SOS), March 13, 1918,
by corrected General Order 31, Headquarters AEF, February 16,
1918. SOS abolished by General Order 88, Headquarters AEF, August
22, 1919, with functions and personnel absorbed, effective
September 1, 1919, by newly created American Forces in France,
successor to AEF. SEE 120.10.

Textual Records: Records of G-1, 1918-19, including general
correspondence; weekly reports of equipment shipped overseas;
records of SOS Casual Companies 1-6912; records of the
Entertainment Bureau, Entertainment Officer, and Provisional
Entertainment Detachment; and histories of the Bureau of
Prisoners of War, Prisoner of War Division, and Prisoner of War
Labor Companies 2-272, 1918-19. Records of G-2, 1918-19,
including general, administrative, and personnel correspondence;
correspondence of the administration officer, G-2 (Paris); and
correspondence of the intelligence officer (Dijon), 1918-19.
General correspondence, G-4, 1918-19.

Textual Records: Correspondence of the athletic officer and
Recruiting Division, 1919. General correspondence of the
inspector general and judge advocate general, 1918-19. Records of
the headquarters commandant (Tours), 1918-19, including general
correspondence; issuances; and correspondence and other records
of various headquarters offices, detachments, and staff officers.

Maps (112 items): Communication lines and locations of storage
and support facilities in Europe, 1918-19. SEE ALSO 120.15.

Textual Records: Records of the Army Service Corps, 1918-19,
including correspondence and issuances of the Director's Office;
records of the Labor Bureau; and records of administrative labor
companies, cement mill companies, censor and press companies,
cook companies, guard and provisional guard companies, and
prisoner of war escort companies. Records of the chief engineer,
including an historical report on engineer activities in the AEF
(78 ft.), 1917-19. Records of the Finance Bureau, including
general correspondence, issuances, reports, periodic statements
of disbursements and expenditures, and correspondence of the
Board of Contracts and Adjustments, 1918-19. Correspondence,
telegrams, cablegrams, reports, and miscellaneous records of the
general purchasing agent and field purchasing agents for Great
Britain, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, 1918-19. Correspondence
and other records of the Leave Bureau, 1918-19. Records of the
Motor Transport Corps, including unit records of administrative
and motorcycle companies, 1917-19; motor overhaul, motor
reception, and motor transport service parks, 1918-19; and
service park units, 1917-21. General correspondence, 1917-19 (126
ft.), and other records of the chief quartermaster, 1916-21; and
records of the Graves Registration Service, Remount Division and
depots, Salvage Service, and Supply Division, 1918-19. Records of
the Renting, Requisition, and Claims Service, 1918-20. Records of
the chief signal officer, including general correspondence, 1917-
19 (156 ft.); an historical file, 1917-19; records of the Pigeon
Service, 1918-19; records of the Division of Research and
Inspection, 1917-19, and Telephone and Telegraph Division, 1918-
19; and records of signal depot battalions, 1917-19, and
telegraph battalions, 1916-21. Records of the Transportation
Corps, including general correspondence of the Director General
of Transportation and of the General Manager of the
Transportation Corps; records of the U.S. Army Ambulance Service
with the French Army; and records (205 ft.) of grand divisions,
railway engineer regiments, transportation corps companies, and
stevedore regiments, 1917-19. Records of the War Risk Insurance
Section, 1918-19.

Maps (219 items): Blueprint and printed construction plans, and
base, road, and training area maps of the chief engineer, 1917-18
(11 items). Combat railway line and other maps produced by the
Division of Military Engineering and Engineering Supplies,
Division of Construction and Forestry, Division of Light Railways
and Roads, and 16th, 17th, and 21st Engineer Regiments, 1917-19
(52 items). Geologic and water-supply maps produced by the
Geologic Section, Assistant Chief Engineer (Chaumont), 1918 (102
items). Billeting map, by the chief billeting officer, 1918 (1
item). Truck route map produced by the Motor Transport Corps,
1918 (1 item). Transportation Corps maps of lines of
communication, rail and dock construction, and locomotive and
water facilities, 1917-19 (46 items). Communications networks
maps produced by the chief signal officer, 1918-19 (3 items); and
blueprints and drawings of the Telephone and Telegraph Division,
1918-19 (3 items). SEE ALSO 120.15.

History: Base Sections, centered on coastal ports, were
established to facilitate movement of troops and supplies. Base
Sections 1-7 were responsible for deliveries to American forces
in France; Base Section 8, to American troops in Italy; and Base
Section 9, to American occupation forces in Germany. There are no
separately maintained records of Base Section 9 in the National
Archives.

History: Established August 13, 1917, with headquarters,
effective September 17, 1917, at Nevers. Served as a transfer
point for supplies and services between the various base sections
and the Advance Section. Placed under AFIF, September 1, 1919,
and discontinued September 25, 1919.

History: Established at Nevers, July 4, 1917. Responsible for
delivering supplies from Intermediate Section and the various
base sections to combat forces immediately behind the front
lines. Headquarters transferred successively to Is-sur-Tille,
September 17, 1917; Neufchateau, November 1, 1917; Langres,
January 20, 1918; Nogent-en-Bassigny, June 15, 1918; Neufchateau,
October 23, 1918; and Is-sur-Tille, June 12, 1919. Transferred to
AFIF upon discontinuation of SOS, September 1, 1919. Absorbed by
AFIF, October 8, 1919.

History: American forces in the Paris area formally designated
for purposes of discipline and general administration as U.S.
Troops in Paris, November 3, 1917. Command vested initially in
assistant provost marshal. Made separate command under LOC,
December 3, 1917. Superseded by District of Paris, SOS, May 6,
1918. Geographically within, but independent of, Intermediate
Section. Transferred to AFIF, September 1, 1919. Discontinued,
October 7, 1919.

Textual Records: Correspondence of Headquarters U.S. Troops in
Paris, 1917-18; and of the Assistant Provost Marshal, U.S. Troops
in Paris, 1917-18. Correspondence of Headquarters District of
Paris, 1918-19. District issuances, 1918-19. Correspondence and
other records of district staff officers and headquarters units,
1918-19. Records of district installations at Clichy,
Clignancourt Barracks, Corbeil-Essonnes, La Roquette, and
Neuilly, 1918-19.

History: First Army organized, August 10, 1918, implementing
General Order 12, Headquarters AEF, July 24, 1918; discontinued,
effective with formation of embarkation detachments at Marseille,
April 30, 1919, pursuant to General Order 68, Headquarters AEF,
April 19, 1919. Second Army headquarters established September
20, 1918; organization announced by GHQ AEF, October 10, 1918;
dissolved, April 15, 1919, with headquarters embarkation at
Marseille, April 22, 1919. Third Army established pursuant to
General Order 198, Headquarters AEF, November 7, 1918, with
formal organization effective November 15, 1918; discontinued,
July 2, 1919, with headquarters, personnel, and component units
redesignated American Forces in Germany (SEE 120.11), July 3,
1919.

Textual Records: Records of the First Army, including
headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and historical
files, 1918-19; records of general staff elements G-1 through G-
5, 1918-19; correspondence and other records of the inspector
general and judge advocate, 1918-19; records of the chief of the
Air Service, including records of the 1st-3d Pursuit Groups and
the Observation Group, 1918-19; records of the chief of
artillery, including records of First Army Artillery and First
Army Artillery Park, 1918-19; and records of the chief engineer,
chief ordnance officer, provost marshal, chief quartermaster, and
chief surgeon, 1917-19. Records of the Second Army, including
headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and historical
files, 1918-19; records of miscellaneous headquarters units,
1918-19; correspondence of the adjutant general and inspector
general, 1918-19; records of the 4th and 5th Pursuit Groups (Air
Service) and Second Army Observation Group, 1918-19;
correspondence of the chief of artillery, 1918-19, including the
Anti-Aircraft Service and the Second Army Artillery Park, 1918;
correspondence and other records of the chief surgeon, 1917-19;
and correspondence of the chief of the chemical warfare service,
chief of engineers, chief ordnance officer, provost marshal, and
chief signal officer, 1918-19. Records of the Third Army,
including headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and
historical files, 1918-19; records of miscellaneous headquarters
units, 1918-19; correspondence of the personnel adjutant, 1918-
19; investigation reports, intelligence summaries, and an office
history of the inspector general, 1918-19; records of the civil
affairs officer, 1918-19; correspondence of the chief engineer,
provost marshal, chief signal officer, and chief surgeon, 1918-
19; and records of miscellaneous units and organizations at
Fortress Asterstein, 1918-20, and at Coblenz, Neuwied, and Trier,
Germany, 1919.

History: I-IX Corps were distributed among the three AEF field
armies, and were reassigned as operational requirements dictated.
They were organized and discontinued as noted below:

Corps

Organized

Discontinued

I

1/15/18

3/25/19

II

3/19/18

2/1/19

III

3/30/18

7/1/19 (III Corps elements to AFIG)

IV

6/10/18

5/11/19

V

7/7/18

3/5/19

VI

7/23/18

4/11/19

VII

8/6/18

5/11/19 (VII Corps elements to Third Army)

VIII

11/18/18

4/20/19

IX

11/16/18

5/5/19

Textual Records: Records of I Corps, 1918-19, including
headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and historical
files; records of the adjutant general and judge advocate; and
records of the engineer, motor transport officer, ordnance
officer, signal officer, and surgeon. Records of II Corps, 1918-
19, including headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and
historical files; records of the adjutant general; and records of
the surgeon and corps artillery park. Records of III Corps, 1918-
19, including headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and
historical files; G-1 and G-2 Topographical Section
correspondence; records of the adjutant general, personnel
adjutant, and judge advocate; and records of the engineer, chief
gas officer, signal officer, surgeon, and corps artillery park.
Records of IV Corps, 1918-19, including headquarters general
correspondence, issuances, and historical files; correspondence
and telegrams of G-1 through G-4; records of the adjutant
general, personnel adjutant, statistical section, and judge
advocate; and records of the Military Police Company,
miscellaneous technical staff elements, and the corps artillery
park. Records of V Corps, 1918-19, including headquarters general
correspondence, issuances, and historical files; correspondence
and other records of G-1 through G-3, correspondence of the
personnel adjutant, correspondence of the inspector, and reports
of division inspectors; and records of the engineer, other
miscellaneous technical staff elements, and the corps artillery
park. Records of VI Corps, 1918-19, including headquarters
general correspondence, issuances, and historical files;
correspondence of the Statistical Section; and records of
miscellaneous technical staff elements. Records of VII Corps,
1918-19, including headquarters general correspondence,
issuances, and historical files; G-1 correspondence;
correspondence and other records of the personnel adjutant,
inspector, judge advocate, and message center; and records of the
Motor Transport Office, Military Police Company, provost marshal,
and ordnance officer. Records of VIII Corps, 1918-19, including
headquarters general correspondence, issuances, and historical
files; and records of the engineer, motor transport officer,
quartermaster, and corps artillery park. Records of IX Corps,
1918-19, including headquarters general correspondence,
issuances, and historical files; records of G-1; and records of
the quartermaster and signal officer.

History: Forty-three numbered divisions saw service with the AEF
in Europe, with 1st-8th Divisions composed of Regular Army units,
26th-42d composed of state National Guard units, and 76th-93d
composed of National Army units. The latter constituted units
organized by the Federal Government for the war. Additional
divisions (9th-20th and 94th-102d) were raised for the AEF but
did not see overseas service.

History: Established, effective September 1, 1919, by General
Order 88, Headquarters AEF, August 22, 1918, as successor to AEF
for all personnel, except those previously designated American
Forces in Germany. Consisted of former SOS units. Abolished
January 8, 1920.

Textual Records: AFIF headquarters general correspondence,
telegrams, and embarkation orders, 1919-20. Headquarters
cablegrams, memorandums, and other issuances, 1919. G-1
correspondence, 1919-20. Correspondence of the inspector general
and the judge advocate, 1919-20; and of technical staff elements,
including the chief signal officer, chief ordnance officer, and
ordnance liaison officer, 1919-20, and chief surgeon, 1919.
Correspondence of the Visitors' Bureau, Headquarters Commandant,
Base Section 1, District of Paris Military Police Detachment, and
Advance Section, 1919; and of Army Service Corps, and Base
Section 5, 1919-20.

Textual Records: Correspondence and other records of the adjutant
general, inspector general, and judge advocate, 1919-23. General
correspondence, reports, and other records of the officer in
charge of civil affairs, 1919-23. Records of the American liaison
officers with the British and French Armies of the Rhine, 1919-
23. Records of the Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission,
including reports of the American representative to the Secretary
of State, 1920-23. Records of the Port of Antwerp Commander,
1919-22; and of the Office of the Commandant at Coblenz, 1918-23.
Records of the Headquarters Detachment, 1st and 2d Brigades, and
the Casual Depot, 1919-23.

Textual Records: Correspondence and other records of the chief
engineer, 1918-23. Correspondence and occupation cost reports of
the finance officer, 1919-23, including minutes and other records
of Allied committees and conferences on occupation costs, 1920-
22. Records of the chief ordnance officer, 1919-23. Records of
the provost marshal, including general correspondence of the
Division of Criminal Investigation, 1919-23; and registers of
military personnel, 1920-22, and civilians, 1919-20, arrested at
Coblenz and Andernach. Records of the quartermaster and chief
signal officer, 1919-23. Records of the chief surgeon, including
records of the military hospital at Coblenz, 1919-23. Records of
miscellaneous units, including the Military Prison (Coblenz) and
Disciplinary Barracks (Feste Alexander), 1919-22.

History: Organized from AEF units in France in 1919 at the
suggestion of U.S. Food Administrator Herbert Hoover. Operated
mobile units that conducted delousing and sanitation activities
to combat a typhus epidemic in Poland.

History: Established as Murmansk Expedition, August 8, 1918, from
American forces authorized by President Wilson, July 17, 1918,
and selected by General Pershing, July 30, 1918. Participated in
Allied operations to defend supply lines in the Archangel-
Murmansk area from Communist forces. Redesignated American North
Russia Expeditionary Forces, September 12, 1918, and AEF, North
Russia, April 9, 1919. Discontinued upon withdrawal of last
American military units, August 5, 1919.

Textual Records: Headquarters general correspondence, issuances,
and historical file, 1918-19. Correspondence of the inspector
general and judge advocate, 1918-19. Records of the chief
surgeon, including records of medical units, 1918-19. Passenger
lists, North Russia troopships, 1918-19. Company rosters of the
339th Infantry and 310th Engineers, and weekly rosters of
officers, April-May 1919. Records of Headquarters, U.S. Troops at
Archangel, 1918-19. Records of the chief of the American Military
Mission to Russia, 1917-19.

History: Established at the Rapallo Conference, November 7, 1917,
by representatives of Great Britain, France, and Italy; U.S.
participation began 10 days later. Prepared policy
recommendations concerning conduct of the war.

Textual Records: Minutes, records of the American Section, and
historical files, 1917-19.

120.14.6 Records of the American Section of the Permanent
International Armistice Commission (PIAC)

History: PIAC composed of American, British, French, Belgian, and
German officers. Proposed measures for the execution of Armistice
terms that concerned repatriating Allied civilians and war
prisoners, protecting civilians and civil and military property
in areas evacuated by the Germans, maintaining communications and
transportation facilities, and delivering German war materials,
locomotives, rolling stock, and trucks.

Textual Records: Daily PIAC minutes, minutes and other records of
PIAC subcommittees, and Prisoner of War Subcommittee minutes and
bulletins, 1918-19. Records of the American commissioner to the
Inter-Allied Commission on the Repatriation of Prisoners of War,
1918-19. Final PIAC report, 1919. Correspondence, 1918-19, and
telegrams, 1919, of the American section and representative.
Correspondence of the Belgian, 1918-20, and British and French,
1918-19, sections. Correspondence of American troop detachments
at prisoner-of-war camps, concerning Russian war prisoners and
war prisoner repatriation, 1919. Records of the U.S. Military
Mission to Berlin, including headquarters correspondence, Medical
Department records, the final report of the Chief of Mission, and
medical detachment inspection reports, 1919.

History: Organized by President Wilson, 1918, to represent the
United States at the Paris Peace Conference.

Textual Records: Reports concerning European countries submitted
to the commission by consuls and military attaches, 1919. Special
commission orders, 1919. Daily reports from GHQ G-2-B to Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss, correspondence and orders of the commission's
headquarters battalion, and other reports, 1918-19.

Related Records: Records of the American Commission to Negotiate
Peace, RG 256.

Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
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